Av, Initial Poet
@awatng3.bsky.social
LOVES: Poets & writers, travel, my Milly, steam engines, countryside, animals, science/space, festivals, libraries, book shops, live music/ents, reading, walking & exploring, history, rivers, seas n wildlife.
HATES: Corporate greed, climate denier idiots
HATES: Corporate greed, climate denier idiots
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Please write to Defra too
CLOSING TODAY: DEFRA is asking for people's opinions on new ways to hand out fines to water companies.
But the companies simply shrug off fines as an occupational hazard.
Write to DEFRA now, and tell them that regulation won't work - we demand a publicly owned water system.
⏰Deadline midnight!
But the companies simply shrug off fines as an occupational hazard.
Write to DEFRA now, and tell them that regulation won't work - we demand a publicly owned water system.
⏰Deadline midnight!
Email DEFRA - regulation won't fix our broken water system
Email DEFRA - regulation won't fix our broken water system
weownit.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Please write to Defra too
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CLOSING TODAY: DEFRA is asking for people's opinions on new ways to hand out fines to water companies.
But the companies simply shrug off fines as an occupational hazard.
Write to DEFRA now, and tell them that regulation won't work - we demand a publicly owned water system.
⏰Deadline midnight!
But the companies simply shrug off fines as an occupational hazard.
Write to DEFRA now, and tell them that regulation won't work - we demand a publicly owned water system.
⏰Deadline midnight!
Email DEFRA - regulation won't fix our broken water system
Email DEFRA - regulation won't fix our broken water system
weownit.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
CLOSING TODAY: DEFRA is asking for people's opinions on new ways to hand out fines to water companies.
But the companies simply shrug off fines as an occupational hazard.
Write to DEFRA now, and tell them that regulation won't work - we demand a publicly owned water system.
⏰Deadline midnight!
But the companies simply shrug off fines as an occupational hazard.
Write to DEFRA now, and tell them that regulation won't work - we demand a publicly owned water system.
⏰Deadline midnight!
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🚨 £3bn diverted from the #NHS budget to boost big pharma profits.
Thousands of patients will die every year because of this, but the government decided that was a price worth paying to please Donald Trump and big pharma.
youtube.com/shorts/7G1iP...
Thousands of patients will die every year because of this, but the government decided that was a price worth paying to please Donald Trump and big pharma.
youtube.com/shorts/7G1iP...
🚨 £3bn diverted from the #NHS budget to boost #bigpharma profits.
YouTube video by Just Treatment
youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🚨 £3bn diverted from the #NHS budget to boost big pharma profits.
Thousands of patients will die every year because of this, but the government decided that was a price worth paying to please Donald Trump and big pharma.
youtube.com/shorts/7G1iP...
Thousands of patients will die every year because of this, but the government decided that was a price worth paying to please Donald Trump and big pharma.
youtube.com/shorts/7G1iP...
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They are fleecing our NHS because they hate it and can't wait to get their greedy mits on it. Streeting must stop this, he cannot be allowed to let the Americans into our NHS anymore, they are damaging it - on purpose.
December 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
They are fleecing our NHS because they hate it and can't wait to get their greedy mits on it. Streeting must stop this, he cannot be allowed to let the Americans into our NHS anymore, they are damaging it - on purpose.
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WHO WANTS TO DIE FOR DONALD TRUMP?? #TakeBackOurHealthcare
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
WHO WANTS TO DIE FOR DONALD TRUMP?? #TakeBackOurHealthcare
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See also this post from Robert Reich. Re Palantir no amount of warning will be enough.
See also this post from Robert Reich. Re Palantir no amount of warning will be enough.
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Please help spread the word
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
See also this post from Robert Reich. Re Palantir no amount of warning will be enough.
See also this post from Robert Reich. Re Palantir no amount of warning will be enough.
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
38d.gs
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8
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We handed in a petition signed by 20,000 people to Ofwat this week.
Like Sanjeev, we don't want Thames Water to pollute our rivers and seas for the next 15 years - or at all!
Read more about Thames Water's outrageous rescue plan at vist.ly/4brue
Like Sanjeev, we don't want Thames Water to pollute our rivers and seas for the next 15 years - or at all!
Read more about Thames Water's outrageous rescue plan at vist.ly/4brue
October 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We handed in a petition signed by 20,000 people to Ofwat this week.
Like Sanjeev, we don't want Thames Water to pollute our rivers and seas for the next 15 years - or at all!
Read more about Thames Water's outrageous rescue plan at vist.ly/4brue
Like Sanjeev, we don't want Thames Water to pollute our rivers and seas for the next 15 years - or at all!
Read more about Thames Water's outrageous rescue plan at vist.ly/4brue
Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...
Save the painted woolly bats
UPDATE: eBay has banned the sale of painted woolly bats on its platform! Now let's keep up the pressure to make sure Amazon follows suit.------Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians,
action.eko.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...
I have signed @weownit.org.uk's petition to block Thames Water's plans to dump sewage in our rivers for the next 15 years. We have until 21st Oct to stop it. Add your name now.
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames Water wants to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
weownit.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have signed @weownit.org.uk's petition to block Thames Water's plans to dump sewage in our rivers for the next 15 years. We have until 21st Oct to stop it. Add your name now.
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg
Sign the petition: Save our National Parks
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
38d.gs
October 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg
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OFWAT are a waste of space, clearly in corporate pockets. Time to nationalise the lot.
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
OFWAT are a waste of space, clearly in corporate pockets. Time to nationalise the lot.
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Jaw-dropping but then it’s the only thing Thames Water have a competence for- the crass ability to shock with
their “demands .”
their “demands .”
October 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Jaw-dropping but then it’s the only thing Thames Water have a competence for- the crass ability to shock with
their “demands .”
their “demands .”
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OFWAT are not fit for purpose
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
OFWAT are not fit for purpose
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Ofwat are a bloody joke! Return it all to public ownership, experiment failed due to incompetence, greed and government stupidity.
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ofwat are a bloody joke! Return it all to public ownership, experiment failed due to incompetence, greed and government stupidity.
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
actionstorm.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
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In December, Ofwat approved average bills going up 36% by 2030 - that's £597 a year.
🤑But for the water companies, that's not enough! Shareholders want more of your money, so they're appealing for even bigger bill increases.
END THE SCAM. Public ownership of water, starting with Thames Water.
🤑But for the water companies, that's not enough! Shareholders want more of your money, so they're appealing for even bigger bill increases.
END THE SCAM. Public ownership of water, starting with Thames Water.
Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises
CMA poised to give verdict after appeal by five firms for permission to increase bills higher than allowed by Ofwat
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
In December, Ofwat approved average bills going up 36% by 2030 - that's £597 a year.
🤑But for the water companies, that's not enough! Shareholders want more of your money, so they're appealing for even bigger bill increases.
END THE SCAM. Public ownership of water, starting with Thames Water.
🤑But for the water companies, that's not enough! Shareholders want more of your money, so they're appealing for even bigger bill increases.
END THE SCAM. Public ownership of water, starting with Thames Water.
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Save NHS dentistry now!
I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
There’s an Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve elections: shady billionaires can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap - effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to the petition for a cap on donations today: 38d.gs/hy28
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
38d.gs
September 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
There’s an Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve elections: shady billionaires can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap - effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to the petition for a cap on donations today: 38d.gs/hy28
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
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